Sermons on Human Priests:

The Fatherhood Of God

Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 12, 2019

What we know about human fathers and what we have experienced as children will affect how eagerly or apprehensively that we approach the concept of the Fatherhood of God. If we had a great human father we gladly embrace the biblical picture of God as our heavenly father.

“The Fatherhood of God” Psalm 27:10 It been noted that it seems that typically on Mother’s Day in our churches we applaud the mother’s and on ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:10

Denomination: Baptist

Identifying With Our Culture Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 5, 2007

Jesus identified himself with sinful humanity through his baptism. We must learn to identify with our culture if we are going to represent Christ to them.

Introduction: Have you ever tried to identify with someone that you just had nothing in common with? I find that it’s sometimes hard to identify with people you do know have commonalities with, but it’s especially hard to identify with someone who is radically different. Cultural barriers have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Futility Of Religion

Contributed by Michael Stark on May 14, 2022

Religious exercise can become a snare if in our efforts we fail to seek the Lord. Religion for the sake of religion is a dreadful snare.

“Like a pregnant woman who writhes and cries out in her pangs when she is near to giving birth, so were we because of you, O LORD; we were pregnant, we writhed, but we have given birth to wind. We have accomplished no deliverance in the earth, and the inhabitants of the world have not ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord's Prayer

Contributed by Gary Holt on Oct 26, 2019

he Lord’s prayer teaches us to stay close to Jesus: He is our life He is our security He is our mediator and Great high priest Yet we often consider prayer a chore, when it is really oxygen to our soul.

“The Lord’s prayer” Matthew 6:9-13 Floating in the river: About 6 or 7 years olds we lived in Washington State Our family was playing in the cutout on the river, apparently the river was taller than the barrier meant to keep people in and safe. My tube floated right over the barrier and I was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When God Broke His Silence

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2014

From the end of Malachi chapter 4 to the time when God spoke to a priest named Zechariah to tell him his wife was going to have a son was a period of 400 years when God was strangely silent. This message tells of God breaking the silence at Christmas time

When God Broke His Silence Luke 1, 2 INTRODUCTION: Do you know what the last verse of the Old Testament says? Malachi 4: 5-6 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Good Friday: The Sacrifice That Saved The World

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 7, 2025

Good Friday is not just a historical event; it is the divine turning point for all humanity. It is the day Jesus, the sinless Son of God, bore the sins of the world on the cross.

GOOD FRIDAY: THE SACRIFICE THAT SAVED THE WORLD By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Isaiah 53:4-6 (KJV) Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Future Home Of The Redeemed - Part 2 - The New Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 1, 2023

Most people believe they will go to Heaven when they die. It is the great future promise of God to every human being. However, Jesus said He was the only way to get there.

Some believe that the Earth may be the future location of Heaven (Romans 8:19-22, Matthew 5:5, Revelation 21:1; 2 Peter 3:10,13). Others believe Heaven is a planet located somewhere in the Universe or even in the Sun! In actuality, Heaven exists outside the dimensions of both space and time. What ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9, John 10:9-10, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Deity Of Jesus

Contributed by Amar Chandnani on Dec 8, 2025

Who Is Jesus To You? Some Say He Was A Prophet, A Priest Others Call Him A Wise Teacher. Others See Jesus As A Rabbi. Some Say He Was One Of The Great Minds That Has Walked This Earth. But The Bible Gives Us A Clear, Undeniable Truth: Jesus Is God.

Who Is Jesus To You? Some Say He Was A Prophet, A Priest Others Call Him A Wise Teacher. Others See Jesus As A Rabbi. Some Say He Was One Of The Great Minds That Has Walked This Earth. Still Others Think He Was A Miracle Worker, Some Say He Was A Healer, But The Bible Gives Us A Clear, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1, John 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Question Everyone Is Asking Series

Contributed by Gregory Fisher on Mar 25, 2020

After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead there was quite a stir in Jerusalem. The Chief Priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the ruling council and asked, "What do we do now?" How about today? How do we answer the covid-19 crisis?

The Question Everyone Is Asking Text: John 11:45-57 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council ...read more

Scripture: John 11:45-57

Denomination: Foursquare

The Pentateuch Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 5, 2019

We can understand the will and desires of God for his people because he reveals himself to humanity through creation, the Law, and relationships within the Pentateuch.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we will begin a new seven-week series entitled Binge Reading the Bible. • This seven-week series focuses on how God reveals his will and desires for humankind through each specific section of the Bible. • Each genre, including the Pentateuch, Historical Books, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The God Of Intimacy Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 12, 2003

Our God is intimate in his Character - he created human intimacy, and has a plan for it, And he wants an intimate relationship with His Church and with the Christian individual

God Stories – Attributes of God May 11, 2003 God of Intimacy Song of Songs (Song of Solomon) This is a piece of the scriptures that we usually ignore – I have never preached a sermon from this book, and I have even preached from Nahum! I think that we ignore it because it is so hard to figure ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Tearing Of The Veil

Contributed by John Gaston on Oct 26, 2019

At the very instant Jesus died, the massive veil before the Holy of Holies was suddenly torn in half from top to bottom.The sound of the veil tearing must have been deafening. Imagine the priests hearing it, feeling the earthquake, etc. What could it mean?

THE TEARING OF THE VEIL Matthew 27:45-46, 50-54 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: Sometimes crazy things happen at church 1. Pastor Dennis Swanberg of Saginaw, Texas, told of a strange incident that happened on Easter Sunday. Water started dripping through the ceiling onto the choir. The air conditioning ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-54

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Blood Produces Righteousness Series

Contributed by Troy Campbell on Nov 8, 2011

I did a search on the internet for “Human Blood Components.” Wikipedia gives over 200 hundred components found in the human blood. Most of these components I cannot pronounce so I will leave it at two hundred. When I began to read through all the ingre

Title: The Bloodline of a Champion – 4 “The Blood Produces Righteousness” Text: I Peter 1:18-20 I did a search on the internet for “Human Blood Components.” Wikipedia gives over 200 hundred components found in the human blood. Most of these components I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Am I Here?

Contributed by Herbert Armstrong Bosantog on Nov 7, 2012

So God CREATED Human in His own IMAGE. In other words, we HUMAN, have the ABILITY to KNOW THINGS, to make DESCISIONS, and to DISCERN the PURPOSE and PLAN of God. So we can learn to UNDERSTAND His COUNSEL, His PLAN. As we GROW in the KNOWLEDGE of God, He

Understanding the WISDOM of God 1. What Caused God to CREATE HUMAN? "What is man that You should think of him, and the Son of man that You should care for him? For a little while you made him lower than the angels, and YOU CROWNED HIM with GLORY and HONOR. YOU GAVE HIM AUTHORITY OVER ALL THINGS ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31

Denomination: *other

The Greatest Love

Contributed by Michael Bates on Sep 15, 2023

Human love comes in many forms. Human love is also flawed because with it comes conditions and limitations. God's love though is divine, selfless, unconditional and flawless. There's no other love that even remotely comes close to the love that God has for us.

The Bible says in 1 John 4:7-16 NIV Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible